Partial though we are to a spot of behind-the-scenes drama, it's been hard to glean much enjoyment from the debacle that Marvel's Ant-Man has recently become. Director Edgar Wright departed last month after eight years on the project citing "creative differences", while reports suggested the split was the result of a radical script rewrite with which Wright couldn't get on board.

It's disappointing not only because of Wright's demonstrable passion for the project, but also because one of Marvel Studios' great strengths has historically been its choice of directors, and its willingness to take chances on less-than-established names.

But while we await further developments on the Ant-Saga, here are 12 more behind-the-scenes blowups featuring directors, studios, actors, writers, and in one notable case an unsuspecting director of photography.

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American History X (Tony Kaye vs New Line Cinema and Edward Norton)
Despite the iconic status it has now achieved, blistering racism drama American History X stands as a cautionary tale for all first-time directors. Tony Kaye spent much of the production process wrestling with New Line Cinema for artistic control, but the studio insisted on making several changes to his first cut.

So far, so familiar, but Kaye - who had never directed a feature before - took out 35 full-page ads in the trade press denouncing his producers and his star, Edward Norton, who had stepped in as editor after Kaye's second cut. Kaye disowned the final cut, and tried unsuccessfully to have his name removed from the credits in favour of the pseudonym 'Humpty Dumpty'.